As much as I like the feature set in HP all-in-ones, their product is hopelessly cripped by amazingly large, bloated software installs. The “full install” of a typical HP all-in-one software package weighs in at about 750 megs - 30 times larger than it should be, in my opinion.

This translates to long installs and slower computers. My advice: check out competing products from vendors like Brother. Or visit HP’s website and download the “corporate” version of their drivers. They’re usually much smaller and only contain the essentials.

It’s the time of the year to take a final summer fling. But if you’re like me, the only way you can properly relax is knowing that you can handle any business emergency that may arise.

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Behind the scenes of a New York-based spyware company.

Many born-on-the-web companies aren’t very good about giving out their phone numbers. Here’s a great resource to track them down. You’ll find numbers from everyfrom from eBay to Yahoo!

Here’s a good, albeit technical, explanation of why firewall software isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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There’s no disputing the dominance of Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Office in general, when it comes to office productivty applications. Sure, Word Perfect had a decent run in the late 80s, but with the advent of Windows, Microsoft came out with a great set of tools which have been largely uncontested for fifteen years.

The internet is delivering some interesting challengers, which while not feature-rich and secure enough to be replacements for Microsoft’s products, do offer some unique benefits.

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